Participation is an Act of Creation!
cancellation policy! if you decide you don’t want to come (or can’t), you can cancel your reservation in your confirmation email and you will receive a refund minus the initial service fee. cancellations made within 24 hours of an event get to donate their refund to the space ^_~
SATURDAY 2/14 Shared Waters: Oolong Tea Workshop
It is time again for the next gathering in our Shared Waters tea workshop series
This offering marks the first in a multi-part exploration of oolong tea, one of the most expansive and nuanced categories in the world of tea. Resting between green and black tea, oolong holds an extraordinary range of expression shaped by oxidation, roast, terroir, and craft.
Over two and a half hours, we will explore a curated selection of quintessential oolongs, brewed in traditional gong fu style. Participants will be seated in small groups and guided through hands-on brewing, tasting, and discussion, learning to recognize how processing choices translate into aroma, texture, and flavor.
Shared Waters workshops are designed as a communal, slow experience. This is a morning about presence, sensory connection, and shared attention—whether you arrive with partners, friends, or yourSelf
The workshop is limited to 16 participants, creating an intimate and spacious container for learning and sensory exploration.
No prior tea knowledge is required—just curiosity and a willingness to drink deeply.
Doors at 10am, workshop from 10:30am - 1pm | $35
Limited Space! Reserve your seat at:
houseofwakinglife.com/participate
Cheers
FRIDAY 2/20 MT.BRAJ & Michael Collins / poets Diogo Dana Raja & Aura / visuals by Studio Lumena & Olio
Join us for an immersive evening of music, poetry, storytelling, and visual art. This special release experience will feature a complete live performance of the entire Unbound album by MT.BRAJ — a cohesive sonic journey blending analog synths, layered vocals, guitar textures, and rhythmic movement. From atmospheric and meditative moments to bright, energized passages that invite release, the set is designed to be experienced as one unfolding arc… with maybe an extra surprise woven in
Michael Collins joins the evening with his own musical offering, adding depth and complementary energy to the night’s soundscape.
Poetry and storytelling by Diogo Dana Raja and Aura will be woven throughout the experience, grounding the evening in reflection, myth, and human connection. Their words expand the emotional dimension of the music and create space for introspection between waves of sound.
Visual artists Studio Lumena and Olio will transform the room with immersive artwork, shaping the environment into a living canvas. The goal is not just a performance, but a shared artistic container — intimate, intentional, and alive.
This is more than an album release. It’s a collaborative arts gathering — a moment to witness, move, and be present together.
Doors at 6:00 PM
Show at 6:30 PM
Tickets purchased at door and are limited!
SUNDAY 3/1 ECSTATIC DANCE
every First Sunday @ HOWL
floor opens at 6:30 | circle begins at 7:00
$20 | reserve ahead of time!! the dance nearly always fills up
Ecstatic Dance is a journey of sound + movement for healing, celebration and communion. We begin with a circle to set the guidelines of the container and initiate a 90-minute journey through sound and movement. Some guidelines include no-talking, staying for the duration, releasing judgement of self and others, and being in your own journey. There is no guidance aside from your inner world. Follow You.
This is a substance-free event; let the music + the dance be thy medicine
Arrive EARLY if you would like tea, cacao, or other beverages. An altar will be formed in the space, so please feel free to bring an item you would like to be charged in the energy of the dance!
See you at the House!!
SATURDAY 1/24 TEA TASTING
Caleb will brewing and pouring tea + tea knowledge from 4 until 6.
come anytime and sip your way into a new state of being ~
$15 bottomless teacup reservable online at:
houseofwakinglife.com/participate
This month we will be tasting...
Milk White Fu'an Dabai tea dumpling
This large leaf white tea comes to us from Fujian and is grown at higher elevations than its Fuding counterparts. This tea has a distinct milky aroma and flavor, is surprisingly easy to brew and quite versatile. The abundance of stems add a well rounded sweetness that is incredibly satisfying. I got a bunch of these teas recently just for the shop, but we haven't sold very many which is a travesty for such a delicious and unique tea.
2024 Korean black and Chinese milk oolong with dried apricots stuffed into a tangerine
What a mouthful! We served this tea once before and I've been holding onto this undisturbed orange ever since, waiting for the right time to bring it out again. The aroma of this tea is out of this world and startling. To me it smells like Hummingbird cake, powerfully sweet and complex. This is a tea worth coveting.
Duck Butter Dancong
This oolong tea is an interesting take on a staple here at the tea house, Ya Shi Xiang, aka duck shit aroma. While the name draws a lot of attention and has a fun story behind it, this tea is crowd pleasing for being stone-fruity, floral like violets and with a pleasant bite. This one exentuates the buttery mouthfeel that these teas can exhibit and is easy to drink all the time.
Marshmallow Shu Pu'er
Another returning favorite, I've been holding onto a stash of this tea since last year. It's an extremely "keefy" shu that looks old without feeling old. It lives up to its name with a very soft and fluffy mouthfeel that reminds me of marshmallow root tea. It's buttery without being too funky, it's earthy without having too much rotten stump aroma and, all in all, very satisfying to brew and drink.
see you soon~